Wordle 488 Answer Today, October 20: The Wordle challenge today is an absolutely common word. We may not use the word itself in our daily conversations but definitely use the item in our daily life. Players should not find it difficult to crack the puzzle for it's a good starter word with an ideal mix of vowels and consonants. The combination of letters is easy to guess and there is no absolutely rare consonant. There is no threat of multiple options, either. Need help to solve Wordle 488? Read on.


How To Play Wordle And What Are Its Rules


Wordle, created by US-based software engineer Josh Wardle last year, has completed a year of its existence. The word game is now owned by The New York Times, which bought it from Wardle in January this year. Free-to-play Wordle is essentially a guessing game, and has been a hit from the beginning. NYT did not bring any changes to its features after the takeover.


Every day, rather midnight, a new challenge is released across the world. This means some countries get to see the new five-letter word before others do. 


The rules are simple. A player gets six chances to guess the randomly generated word of the day. The squares meant to contain the letters turn green, yellow or grey depending on the status of the letters you enter, and the colours of the box let you know if you are on the right track or wrong.  


If the box turns green, the letter is in the right position. A yellow box means the word contains this letter but you have placed it wrong. A grey box means the letter is incorrect.


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Wordle 488 Hints And Answer



  • The word has two vowels

  • There is no duplicate letter

  • It's a noun

  • The vowels are 'E' and 'I'      

  • The last letter is 'M'  


Did you find the hints useful? If not, read on and see the correct answer.


The Wordle 488 answer is 'DENIM'. The word means "a thick, strong cotton cloth, often blue in colour, used especially for making jeans", as described by the Cambridge dictionary.